ARCHES
Call for nominations 2017/18 in the fields of
Humanities, Cultural Sciences, Sociology,
Political Sciences,Economics and Law
Extension of Deadline: January 15th, 2018More Information »»MINERVA CENTERS
New Call for Proposals 2017/18
AGINGCall for Proposals (PDF, 90 KB)Minerva Short-Term Research Grants
Minerva is issuing a call for applications for Minerva Short-Term Research Grants. The deadline for submitting applications is 2 Mai 2018More Information »»Minerva Fellowships
NEW: Regular Meetings ("Stammtisch") for Minerva Fellowship Holders in Israel
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The next deadline for submitting applications for Minerva Fellowships is 15 January 2018.
(Our online application platform will be re-opened in mid-December.)More Information »»
Sieglinde Reichardt is currently not in the office. Therefore we would much appreciate it if all correspondence will be send to Dr. Lou Bohlen
(lou.bohlen@gv.mpg.de) and Michael Nagel (michael.nagel@gv.mpg.de).
Minerva-Weizmann Program

For almost fifty years, The Minerva Stiftung has been playing a significant role in supporting the scientific cooperation and dialogue between Germany and Israel. Funding Research projects of Israeli scientists and furthering outstanding research centers in Israeli universities and the Weizmann Institute are the central tasks of Minerva. Recently, Minerva strengthened its own profile and is now focusing even more on furthering competition for establishing research centers and awarding grants, as well as on thorough regular evaluation in all programs. The Minerva Programs are brought to German and Israeli scientists and to a broader section of the interested general public in order to deepen and expand existing cooperative efforts.

The Minerva Programs support PIs of Israeli institutions by the Minerva Centers Program. These Centers receive a budget of up to € 150000 as seed money to strengthen a certain research field in Israel and stimulate the cooperation with German partners and the training of the young.

Junior researchers of both sides can apply to the Minerva fellowships program for a support of up to 2 years and the Minerva short-term research grants program for a support for up to3 months.

Minerva offers support for organizing Minerva Schools and Minerva Gentner Symposia, both explorative instruments which pave the way for future cooperation.

Furthermore, Minerva has a yearly call for awarding the ARCHES prize for younger cooperation partners.

All of these programs are meant to build bridges between the two countries and facilitate the exchange of ideas.